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Sunday, 08 November 2009
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Until The Whole World Hears
By Casting Crowns
see relatedOur VHP Participating Authors in Operation eBook Drop Rock!
Operation eBook Drop is a program was conceived by Edward C. Patterson, novelist, for Coalition Forces on deployment.
Patterson came across a post in the Kindle forums by U.S. soldier stationed in Iraq who couldn’t download Patterson’s work because Amazon's Whispernet (the service Amazon uses to send eBooks to the Kindle devices) doesn’t work in Iraq. Patterson promptly offered his all of his books to the soldier for free via Smashwords using the coupon generator and then contacted other authors who enthusiastically agreed to participate in a similar way.
The program is not just for U.S. military personnel deployed overseas, but all coalition military personnel on deployment.
We emailed Patterson, asking how we could join the program as a publishing house and he emailed back almost immediately, explaining how our Vanilla Heart Publishing authors could get involved. We emailed our authors, explaining the program and received immediate responses that sixteen of them wanted in! Rock on, VHP authors!
After authors emailed Ed with their interest, he sent each author a list of the names and email addresses for nearly 50 military personnel serving overseas, with updates as more troops learn about the program. In just three days, our authors have sent out coupon codes for all their books and over 200 downloads of Vanilla Heart Publishing books have been completed by service personnel!
An excellent idea and it is a small gift of generosity for military personnel for their courageous and often lonely service away from friends and family.
You can read about our Participating Authors, their books and their information by simply clicking their name in the list below:
Monday, 02 November 2009
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News of the World
By Queen
see relatedVanilla Heart Publishing Operation Ebook Drop participating authors have sent over 200 E-books to tr
Logo From the Imagination and Graphic Artistry of K.A. M'Lady & P.M. Dittman
Vanilla Heart Publishing is pleased to support our authors in Operation E-Book Drop
Men and women of our Coalition Forces are away from home and putting themselves on the line for the rest of us. No matter what our personal political beliefs, honoring our men and women as they sacrifice their own time, safety, and energies, to say the least, for all of us, seems a small price to pay.
What is Operation E-Book Drop?
Author Ed Patterson had an online conversation with a soldier stationed in Iraq who was having difficulty getting books to read on his Kindle - there isn't a whole lot to do for entertainment there. Ed sent the soldier a complete file of his books in Kindle format - and then the idea struck him that there might be other soldiers and other authors who would want to participate. Sure enough, lists started to form and books were being sent over the internet in various e-book formats.
Then the wonderful staff at Smashwords found out about this effort and decided to promote the program - Smashwords authors can use special coupon codes to send the members of the Coalition Forces so they can download books to their reading devices. Since Smashwords offers books in several ebook formats (including Kindle, Palm, .pdf and more), books are readable on all reading devices and even with a web browser.
Vanilla Heart Publishing Operation Ebook Drop participating authors have sent over 200 E-books to troops! Rock on!
Victoria Howard
Chelle Cordero
Sandy Nicks
Smoky Trudeau
Collin Kelley
Kate Evans
Malcolm Campbell
Marilyn Celeste Morris
Kimberly McKay
K.D. Richardson
Misha Crews
Robert Hays
Jeffrey Martin
Eva Gordon
Vila SpiderHawk
L.E. Harvey
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
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The Baby River Angel
By Robert Hays
see relatedPress Release! The Baby River Angel by Robert Hays
Vanilla Heart Publishing Celebrates the Public Release of Pushcart Prize Nominee Author, Robert Hays’ Most Recent Novel, The Baby River Angel
Vanilla Heart Publishing is pleased to announce the Public Release of The Baby River Angel by Robert Hays, 2009 Pushcart Nominee for his novel The Life and Death of Lizzie Morris.
Part supernatural, part suspense, and part romance, with an ever-evolving storyline filled with twists and bursts of humor, as well as an intriguing premise, The Baby River Angel is a story that brings the reader into the lives of each of the characters, from Granny Vogler, the town sorehead, to Ida Quattlebaum, the reclusive heir to the Quattlebaum Steamboat Company fortune, to Molly Hearst, who cares for and comes to love the baby like her own and finds love with Lynn Swafford, a deputy sheriff searching for the baby.
Through masterful storytelling, superb dialogue, and scenes so deftly shared, readers become immersed in the lives of the characters and absorbed with the heart-warming and surprising developments along the way.
“Another magnificent novel from Robert Hays! A real page-turner and sure to become a favorite of many.” Greg DeLay
“Great read. I read Robert’s first Vanilla Heart Publishing novel as my introduction to his work just a few months ago, and was thrilled to see The Baby River Angel coming out. It was worth the wait!” Billie Anne Callow
The Baby River Angel by Robert Hays, author of the 2009 Pushcart Prize Nominee title, The Life and Death of Lizzie Morris, and Circles in the Water.
BOOK DETAILS
The Baby River Angel
Robert HaysISBN # 978-1-935407-19-5
October 22, 2009
Vanilla Heart Publishing
http://www.vanillaheartbooksandauthors.com/
Available in print and all electronic formats, including KindleVanilla Heart Publishing’s interactive website has a complete title listing, author pages, new release specials, forum, ebook catalog, video trailers, podcast excerpts, and secure shopping cart bookstore at http://www.vanillaheartbooksandauthors.com. Books with Heart Radio, a publicity department for Vanilla Heart Publishing, is accessible at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Books-with-Heart and archived segments available for reader and listener download.
Kimberlee Williams
Vanilla Heart PublishingMediaInfo@vanillaheartbooksandauthors.com
www.vanillaheartbooksandauthors.com
Sunday, 25 October 2009
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What's the Buzz with all the various ebook readers?
What's the Buzz with all the various ebook readers?
With the release of the Barnes and Nobel Nook ebook device and recent internationalization (about time!) of electronic formats, many people are having a hard time choosing the device they want to purchase and use. Confusing stuff. So many choices. Here's a useful link showing a side by side comparison of device features, pricing, sizes, and even battery life.
http://dealnews. com/features/ e-Book-Readers- Cheat-Sheet- Amazon-Kindles- Barnes-Noble- Nook-jet- Book-more/ 321945.html? ref=html_ dealnewsletter
Saturday, 24 October 2009
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Complementary Colors
By Kate Evans
see relatedComplementary Colors by Kate Evans Released in Print and Ebook!
Complementary Colors
by Kate Evans
What happens when a 31-year-old straight woman falls in love with a lesbian?
It's 1993, and Gwen Sullivan is agitated. She's been married and divorced and is now living with her scientist boyfriend who loses himself in dark moods. Her job at a tutoring center and her work on the Bill Clinton-for-President campaign leave her vaguely dissatisfied. She hopes taking a night class in poetry might help. In the poetry class, the allure of two lesbians takes her by surprise. She can't get them out of her mind. This prompts her to question who she is—and who she wants to be.
Soon, Gwen cannot deny her intense attraction to one of the women, Jamie. The feeling is mutual, but Jamie, too, is in a long-term relationship—with a woman minister. As Jamie and Gwen become more and more entwined, Gwen must ask herself who she is and what she wants from life. She begins to see gender, sex and sexuality differently. And as she feels compelled to “confess” her love for Jamie to her women friends, she is continually surprised by their complex reactions. This leads her to make one of the most important decisions of her life.
Complementary Colors by Kate Evans
ISBN 978-1-935407-86-7
in print $14.95
Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and retail booksellers around the world (if they haven't yet stocked Complementary Colors, see their Customer Service Desk)
Kindle and Ebook Price $5.99
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